[wanabidii] News Digest: Sugar output enough to meet local demand: Paswan

		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Thursday, January 21, 2016
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		Business
		Sugar output enough to meet local demand: Paswan India is the world's second biggest producer of the sweetener and has been exporting sugar to bring down inventory and pay cane farmers' dues. Davos meet: Investors panic at bear markets The price of a barrel of Brent crude hit new 13 year lows, touching $27.77 before settling down 3 per cent at $27.88.At Davos, Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief executive of the global advertising group WPP, reflected the pessimistic mood, saying: “The new normal is a low-growth world.” India changing tax regime for greater stability: Jaitley "Some degree of divergence in practice also allows for experimenting with multiple models," Arun Jaitley said. More Business News»

		Environment
		Archaeologists discover dinosaur fossils in Gujarat A team consisting of a German archaeologist and two Indians discovered dinosaur fossils during an ongoing research in Gujarat. New bird species in India, first in a decade The find of a new species of bird in northeastern India and adjacent parts of China has marked the first discovery in a decade and the fourth since 1949. Carcasses of over 150 Olive Ridley turtles found Carcasses of over 150 Olive Ridley turtles and a bottlenose dolphin washed ashore were on Wednesday recovered by Forest department officials here, a top official said. More Environment News»

		World
		UN envoy says Syria peace talks may be delayed Internationally brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition groups due to start on Jan. 25 may be delayed, but major powers must keep up the pressure to bring participants to the table, the United Nations envoy said on Wednesday. Shallow 5.9 magnitude quake jolts northwest China A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted awake residents of China's northwestern Qinghai province on Thursday, with some choosing to sleep in their cars out of fear despite freezing temperatures of -20C (-4F). Vietnam to kick off secretive political transition The meeting will take place largely behind closed doors, with a changing of the guard expected for the top brass of the party that has ruled Vietnam since the end of war in 1975. More World News»

		Science
		Five warning signs that show young people might have cancer Almost a third of young cancer patients are diagnosed when their health deteriorates to the point of being admitted to Accident and Emergency, research from the Teenage Cancer Trust has found. Tree frogs thought extinct rediscovered in India A new genus of tree frogs that was thought to have died out more than a century ago has been rediscovered in India Why your brain makes you slip up when anxious? British neuroscientists have identified the brain network system that causes us to stumble and stall, which may have a disastrous effect on our performance. More Science News»

		Technology
		10 sub-Rs 12K smartphones with 'best' battery life  Battery backup is one of our primary concerns when we think of buying a new smartphone. Keeping this in mind, we bring you a list of best 10 budget smartphones, which offer great battery life. Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones review: Good budget headphones for gamers The Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headphones are priced at Rs 3,999 and come with a swivel mic and volume control and braided cable of 2m length with a splitter. Samsung launches Gear S2, Gear S2 Classic in India starting at Rs 24,300 Samsung has finally introduced its Gear S2 smartwatch in India. The company has launched two variants of the device called Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic priced at Rs 24,300 and Rs 25,800 respectively. The smartwatches will be exclusively available on Flipkart starting from today. More Technology News»

		Education
		Delhi schools to suspend primary classes due to cold weather Delhi government has directed the schools run by it to suspend primary classes in wake of the chilly weather in the national capital and private schools to alter their timings. CA success rate dips by 2.5% After a steady rise in the success rate of students in the final chartered accountancy (CA) exam in the last three chances, the performance of students dropped in the November 2015 exam. With 595/800, Chennai boy ranks 1st in CA exams A chartered accountancy aspirant from Chennai, James John Britto, topped the CA final examinations that the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) held last November and December last year in the results declared on Sunday. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Now, an LGBT cab service Shilpa will no longer need to sing dance and beg at celebrations; Sanjeevani wil not have to suffer the tag of a prostitute; and An kit can do away with the shame of "not being manly enough for a tough job". Wockhardt Hospital, police launch road safety drive Wockhardt Hospital from Mira Road has partnered with the Thane Traffic Police to launch Road Safety Abhiyan 2016. Thousands treated for free or at lesser rates: Association of Hospitals The Association of Hospitals (AOH), which is one of the oldest healthcare associations of the city, claimed to have treated 13,780 indigent and 5351 weaker section patients. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		CBI moves HC against court order to return documents to Delhi government A Special Court had yesterday directed the CBI to return some documents seized by it during the raids at Kumar's office on December 15 last year while disposing of an application filed by the Delhi government seeking release of the same. Mercury plunges, fog hits rail traffic Moderate to dense fog during the early morning hours disrupted rail services leading to cancellation of 40 trains and delayed 18 others. CBI abused its power in CM's secretary case: Court A trial court on Wednesday made scathing remarks about the Central Bureau of Investigation’s conduct in probing an alleged corruption case against the chief minister’s principal secretary, Rajendra Kumar, and others, saying the agency seemed to be in “haste” and appeared to have “abused its powers”. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		French consulate in Bengaluru gets threat letter, complaint lodged Officials of the French Consulate General’s office in Vasant Nagar in Central Bengaluru, have lodged a complaint with High Grounds police station, after they received a threat letter on January 11. As segregation falters, garbage goes up in flames Burning of garbage continues unhindered in various parts of Bengaluru. CM buys Rs 1L sari for wife, boosts sales A day after chief minister Siddaramaiah purchased a Rs 1.09 lakh worth waterproof, silk sari for his wife at the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) showroom in Davanagere, curious customers are asking for it. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		Smriti Irani should apoloigise to entire nation for lying: Arvind Kejriwal Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, demanded that Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Smriti Irani immediately apologise to the entire nation for playing “dirty caste politics” and trying to water down the case of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s death by issuing “false statements”. Rohith Vemula suicide: 'With no response, Rohith was slipping into depression' Waiting in vain for seven long months for his scholarship money, Rohith Vemula, 26, was slipping into depression every single day, says his friend Ch Ramji, whose name cropped up in his suicide note. Appa Rao 'threw out' 12 Dalit students in 2002, allege students Charged with 'abetment of suicide' in the case of Rohith Vemula's death, UoH vice-chancellor Appa Rao Podile, students allege, has been in the midst of similar cases of discrimination against Dalits in the past as well. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Senior citizen charred to death in Chennai Police identified the deceased as Shanmugam of Perumal Koil Street at Padur. Equitas CEO P N Vasudevan gets Rotary Club's vocational excellence award Vasudevan received the award from Srinivas Acharya, managing director of Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance, on Wednesday evening. Poondi reservoir in Chennai nearing full capacity Public works department officials said water from the Sathyamurthi reservoir would be diverted to the Cholavaram reservoir, which now has a storage of 598 mcft against a capacity of 881 mcft. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		Gujarat-made towels debut at Australian Open Six years after it made its debut in Wimbledon, textile major Welspun India has started manufacturing towels for another tennis grand slam event - the ongoing Australian Open-2016. Rs 75 cr VAT evasion by pan masala traders detected The state com mercial tax department sleuths on Wednesday detected value added tax (VAT) eva sion to the tune of Rs 75 crore by traders and dealers of pan masala in the city during the past two years. Drone made by teen to be key draw at Cept fest Maker Fest, the Indian conti nuation of Maker Faire which is held across America, Europe, Africa and Japan will be held at Cept University here from Ja nuary 22 to 24. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		AU denies permission to symposium on campus As the `hostage-like situation' continued for half an hour, police were summoned to safely escort Varadarajan and Singh out of the campus. The activists and students were protesting against Varadarajan's entry on the campus. Siddharth Varadarajan held hostage in Allahabad at VC's office by ABVP Senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan along with Allahabad University student union president Richa Singh was held hostage for around half an hour inside the office of AU VC, RL Hangloo when the senior journalist went to meet the VC at his office on Wednesday. Mela was source of revenue for British Around 150 years back, Magh Mela used to be a major source of revenue for the then British regime.The revenue was used for annual salary budget, maintenance of buildings and im proving the sanitation facilities in the city. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		BJD wins Champua and Baliguda NAC polls The ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) on Thursday registered a thumping victory in Baliguda and Champua Notified Area Councils (NACs), elections for which was held on January 19. Police review PM security Police on Wednesday fine-tuned the security arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit Odisha on a two-day tour from February 6. Lectures to promote out-of-the-box ideas Officers of government different departments will attend a series of lectures by experts in various fields to promote innovation and out of the box ideas while delivering governance. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		Change in school timings comes as a bolt from blue It was around 9.30pm and there were hardly few souls visible on roads in a city engulfed in a thick fog cover. Most children were snuggled up in quilts and blankets on Tuesday, the coldest night of this month. Shivraj announces chairpersons, vice-presidents for 14 boards, corporations Putting an end to months of speculation, Shivraj Singh government on Wednesday announced names for the posts of chairperson, vice-president and member in 14 boards and corporations of Madhya Pradesh. Total 19 persons have been appointed for a period of two years. MP Govt plans transfer policy for revenue officials to check corruption In an effort to curb corrupt practices in district administration, the revenue department has planned transfer policy for revenue officials and patwaris. A decision to this effect was taken after a series of protests launched by revenue inspectors and tehsildars to press for their wage hike. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Probe team seeks record of Corbusier furniture In the initial part of the probe, the investigation team has been focusing on the working scenario and role of the staff that manages the store. Foreign dreams: 602 fraud cases registered in 5 yrs In the last five years, a total of 602 cases have been registered against immigration companies for duping people. Scientist explores possibilities of genomics at university J C Bose Fellow and senior scientist Dr Rakesh Tuli, on Wednesday, delivered the Panjab University (PU) colloquium lecture on PU Campus. More Chandigarh News»

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